Category: Feature Stories

Obesity is a serious growing issue in our country. Not only the daily food we eat at main meals and in between often comes under fire against this background, but also the many sugary drinks that may accompany us throughout the day. Nutritionists warn: that teenagers and young adults drink up to half a liter of sweetened fruit juice daily. What about the regular consumption of orange juice, which also has a high natural sugar content? Is it still appropriate to enjoy it in the morning for breakfast, for example?…

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The rainbow is probably one of the most beautiful natural phenomena to observe. It forms so beautifully colorful when several weather factors are met. We reveal impressive facts about the band of light. A rainbow occurs when the sun shines, and it rains at the same time. They are an optical phenomenon and occur relatively frequently, to the delight of many. They occur due to the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight interacting with raindrops! Nevertheless, according to Huffington Post, there are many more things worth knowing regarding this phenomenon.…

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More than 15,000 tons of food were saved last year by food banks and social markets. This is equivalent to more than 30 million meals. Every year, private households, gastronomy, trade, production, and agriculture destroy almost one million tons of food for human consumption. The Association of Austrian Food Banks and the SOMA social markets saved more than 15,000 tons of food in 2021, benefiting a good 160,000 people at risk of poverty. That’s more than 30 million meals; the two organizations summed up on Friday. Donations to food banks…

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Everyone knows the saying “love makes you blind.” But can the rose-colored glasses with which we see our partner at the beginning of a relationship be scientifically proven? Here you will find the answer. Some say that love makes you blind and that only marriage opens your eyes. Scientists tell us what this is all about and how being in love affects human relationships and the continuation of our species. When we fall in love, it doesn’t just have psychological effects. Our entire organism is affected. And there are good…

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Fifty years ago, the Club of Rome pointed out “The Limits to Growth.” In the meantime, the overloading of the Earth predicted at that time has become a reality. In its new report, the research group looks for ways to still achieve a livable future for humanity. Fifty years ago, the Club of Rome thinks tank shook up the world with its report “The Limits to Growth.” It is the most influential publication on the threat of overburdening our planet. If the global economy did not change, the economy, the…

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The infection situation is still manageable, but experts are closely monitoring developments and are focusing in particular on the spread of new variants. After the recent focus on the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, attention is now also being paid to BJ.1, which has already been detected in Europe. This is another subline of Omicron-BA.2, which originally appeared in India, with an additional 14 mutations in the spike protein. As Austrian geneticist Ulrich Elling now announced on Twitter, it has now also arrived in Austria. He wrote on Twitter that. “Another worrying…

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In almost every country, cars drive on the right side of the road. But not in the United Kingdom. Why don’t our British neighbors drive on the same side as we do? It hurts a little to admit it, but the English are correct. Because in the very beginning, ALL people drove on the left! The origins of left-hand trafficThe beginnings of these traffic rules can be found in ancient times and the Middle Ages. At that time, people carried weapons on their bodies in everyday life, and most were…

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The U.N. released a troubling report Thursday that found an average of nine out of 10 countries were taking a step backward in development. Why is it that we are not taking action? That was the question posed by the head of the U.N. development agency UNDP, Achim Steiner, after the presentation of the report. Steiner said it is the second time in a row that the global human development index, measured since 1990, has declined. For nine out of 10 countries, the situation has worsened. “The world is lurching…

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Anyone walking through London sees her profile almost everywhere: Queen Elizabeth II was on coins, banknotes, and stamps. That will change in the next few years. In the future, the British will also sing the anthem in the name of the new King. For Great Britain, the death of Queen Elizabeth II is an intelligent moment in the country’s history. For the time being, the Queen will continue to be present in the everyday life of the British; after all, her likeness is emblazoned virtually everywhere. However, this will change…

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